Nuclear Power – Uranium Mining

Uranium Mining in Niger

The Conservatives (and Labour) are keen on nuclear power and the Liberal Democrats agreed a deal with the Tories as part of the coalition government that may well see the construction of new nuclear plants.

Nuclear power issues such as operational safety and the storage of radioactive waste are sometimes covered by the mainstream media but what about the issues relating, for example, to the mining of nuclear fuel (uranium)?

Such mining operations have considerable environmental and human impacts, some of which are shown in the short film Left in the Dust – Uranium Mining in Niger on the Green TV web site.